US Congressman. He was a farmer who held several public offices in Warren County: constable from 1827 to 1832; coroner from 1829 to 1831; Justice of the Peace from 1834 to 1839; judge in 1839; sheriff from 1839 to 1841; director of county poorhouse from 1842 to1848; and member freeholder from 1845 to 1848, and again from 1856 to 1859. Elected to US House of Representatives, he served from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1853. Dubbed the "Patriarch of the New Jersey House of Assembly," his last public office was in the state assembly from 1882 to 1885.
US Congressman. He was a farmer who held several public offices in Warren County: constable from 1827 to 1832; coroner from 1829 to 1831; Justice of the Peace from 1834 to 1839; judge in 1839; sheriff from 1839 to 1841; director of county poorhouse from 1842 to1848; and member freeholder from 1845 to 1848, and again from 1856 to 1859. Elected to US House of Representatives, he served from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1853. Dubbed the "Patriarch of the New Jersey House of Assembly," his last public office was in the state assembly from 1882 to 1885.
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